Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter H

A transsexual and former Warhol superstar, who appeared in his movies Trash (1970) and Women in Revo

A transsexual and former Warhol superstar, who appeared in his movies Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1972). Her life was summarized by Lou Reed in his song "Walk on the Wild Side":She met Andy Warhol in the Factory at a screening of Flesh. Through him she met Jackie Curtis, who cast Woodlawn in her play Heaven Grand in Amber Orbit in the autumn of 1969. In October she was assigned a bit role in Trash, but so impressed director Paul Morrissey that she was given a larger role. In 1970 she received word from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that George Cukor, supported by others, was petitioning the Academy to nominate her for Trash[citation needed] - however, nothing came of this campaign.

Is a Jamaican actress, playwright, scholar, and poet. The daughter of a brown Jamaican mother and an

Is a Jamaican actress, playwright, scholar, and poet. The daughter of a brown Jamaican mother and an English father, Ford-Smith is sometimes described as "Jamaica white," signalling a person of mixed race who appears white.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in three Tests from 1948 to 1950.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in three Tests from 1948 to 1950.

Better known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer and keyboardist,

Better known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. He was perhaps the first person to use the melodica as a viable musical instrument. He was known for his devotion to the sp

A virtuoso pianist originally from Cuba. He moved with his family to the United States in 1961, at t

A virtuoso pianist originally from Cuba. He moved with his family to the United States in 1961, at the age of 13, and studied in Los Angeles with Sergey Tarnowsky (1882-1976), Vladimir Horowitz's first teacher in Kiev, and later at the Juilliard School of Music under Adele Marcus (1906-1995), a pupil of the legendary Russian pianist Josef Lhevinne. He later worked privately with American pianist William Masselos (1920-1992), a pupil of Carl Friedberg (1872-1955), who himself had studied with Clara Schumann and Brahms.

Was a Dutch-born professor, pianist, and composer who spent the better part of his life in Cuba.Born

Was a Dutch-born professor, pianist, and composer who spent the better part of his life in Cuba.Born in Utrecht, Holland, de Blanck was the son of violinist Willem de Blan(c)k and singer Reine Valet. Hubert studied music with his father until February 1865, when he was admitted to the Royal Conservatory of Liege, Belgium. There he studied piano with Felix Etienne Ledent and solfege with Sylvain Dupuis.

Is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,0

Is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game. Johnson was invited to the BCA trials in 1945 and in 1946 he was part of the Barbados team to Trinidad, but did not play. However, he scored centuries against Combermere, Spartan and Wanderers, and then migrated to England to train as a sugar industry engineer. He played for the Swarkestone Cricket Club, and appeared for Derbyshire in 2nd XI matches in 1947 and 1948. He made his first class debut against Gloucestershire in June 1949 and made 23 and 6 in the match.

Was the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, he

Was the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, he was exposed to music since his earliest years due to his parents' musical careers. [1] His hits with the band included "La Quiero a Morir", "Juliana", "No

Was a West Indian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 57 care

Was a West Indian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 57 career first-class wickets at an average of 33.63. In a professional career spanning from 1972 – 1980, he played for the Combined Islands and the Leeward Islan

Was the third Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1967 to 1972.In 1941 he took a job on the staff of a w

Was the third Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1967 to 1972.In 1941 he took a job on the staff of a weekly trade union newspaper, the Jamaican Worker. His first political promotion came in 1943, when Sir Alexander Bustamante (founder of the Jamaican Labour Party) took over editorship of the paper and took Shearer under his wing. Shearer continued to get promotion after promotion within the union and acquired a Government Trade Union scholarship in 1947.

Is a football player from Trinidad and Tobago. He currently plays for W Connection of the TT Pro Lea

Is a football player from Trinidad and Tobago. He currently plays for W Connection of the TT Pro League. He has also represented Trinidad and Tobago on the national team as well.

Is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played eight seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1956

Is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played eight seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1956), Philadelphia Phillies (1957–1960), Detroit Tigers (1960–1963), and New York Mets (1963). Fernández played in 856 Major League games, 810 at shortstop. He scored 270 runs, collected 666 hits, and had a career batting average of .240.

Is an important Cuban painter.He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" and

Is an important Cuban painter.He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" and at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana, Cuba. In 1980 he became part of the Taller Experimental de Gráfica (TEG), Havana, and from 1982 until 1985 he was also member of the Equipo de Creación Colectiva Hexágono, Havana.

Is a Cuban film director.Padrón graduated from ISA (Superior Institute of Arts) in Havana. He has s

Is a Cuban film director.Padrón graduated from ISA (Superior Institute of Arts) in Havana. He has since directed several awards winning documentary shorts including "Y Todavia el Sueño" (1999) and "Los Zapaticos me Aprietan" (2000). In 2001 he directed his first fictional piece, a 47 minute independent featurette called "Video de Familia" (2001) which tells the story of a broken family that decides to send a video letter to a homosexual son who left for the US. The film's sincere approach to a taboo subject in Cuba, earned rave reviews from Cuban critics audiences alike. His first feature, also shot independently, was "Frutas en el Café".

Was a Cuban film director, credited with directing the classic film Lucía (1968), which explored th

Was a Cuban film director, credited with directing the classic film Lucía (1968), which explored the lives of Cuban women during different periods in Cuban history.[3]His cinematic style borrows from Luchino Visconti's spectacular mise en scene and is permeated by sometimes heavy melodrama. He started making shorts at a very young age, before directing his first medium length film Manuela, in 1966. The success of this film led him to direct Lucía, an ambitious period piece told in three stories in different moments of Cuban history, all as seen through the eyes of a different woman, each named Lucia. He later directed many different projects with a degree of success, but he never matched again the international acclaim of his first feature.

Is a West Indies cricketer who has played first-class and List A cricket for the Windward Islands. H

Is a West Indies cricketer who has played first-class and List A cricket for the Windward Islands. He also represents Tetsworth as an overseas professional in the Oxfordshire Cricket Association. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm of